Flights Philadelphia → Houston
PHL → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees an average delay of 6.9 minutes per flight and is served by various aircraft models including Embraer 190, Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series, and Airbus A319, catering to one of the busiest destination airports which handles approximately 40,979,422 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Philadelphia (PHL) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 577 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 2,129 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 5m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of PHL-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 577 tracked PHL-IAH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-IAH
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 577 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Houston is 2.77% across 577 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
